Watch These 8 Oscar-Winning Thrillers On Demand

Watch These 8 Oscar-Winning Thrillers On Demand

[Editor’s Note: This post is presented in partnership with Movies On Demand. Catch up on this year’s Awards Season contenders and past winners On Demand. Today’s list is a selection of Oscar-winning thrillers available to view on MOD. Synopses courtesy of MOD.]

“The Hurt Locker” (Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Editing, Sound Mixing and Sound Editing — 2010)When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, by plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat.

“No Country For Old Men” (Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor and Adapted Screenplay — 2008)In No Country For Old Men, a man stumbles on a bloody crime scene and two million dollars. His decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence.

“The Departed” (Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing — 2007)In South Boston The state police force is waging an all-out war to take down the city’s top organized crime ring.

“Unforgiven” (Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Editing — 1993)Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey.

“The Silence of the Lambs” (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Adapted Screenplay — 1992)Clarice, an FBI trainee haunted by her past, risks her life in an attempt to save a missing woman from certain death by befriending convicted killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

“The Godfather” (Best Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay — 1973)The film follows a Sicilian clan’s rise to power in America, balancing the story between the Corleone’s family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged.

“The Godfather: Part II” (Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Set Design, Score — 1975)This film continues the saga of two generations of power within the Corleone family: the roots and rise of a young Don Vito and the ascension of Michael as the new Don.

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